NDSU Bison Ranked 12 Beat Oklahoma Ranked 5
Ahh, the NCAA tournament. Up on 4th Floor Coffey Hall there is friendly competition and trash talk relating to our picks in the bracket and our alma maters. NDSU, where I received my B.S., beat a much higher ranked team last night, Oklahoma. Yahoo. Ohio State, my other alma mater, lost to a lower ranked team. Another Cinderella.
Cinderellas. The unexpected winners. We meet them everyday in our work. They have conquered the odds. They have showed up in spite of adversity and many telling them they will lose. If it is one thing March Madness reminds me of is.... there is hope no matter the odds and we in
Extension provide tools to folks to give them a "fighting chance."
NDSU Memories- Poor Bison......
When I went to NDSU I remember tragic accident where the REAL LIFE bison mascot got loose at a football game, ran into the goal post, and died. What is fascinating to me, is I could find no documentation of this event anywhere on the web - so I wonder if this vivid memory is true? Anyone know?
More NDSU Memories - My Own Running Into a Pole Story
So, lots of memories came flooding back as I was watching the game last night while texting NDSU friends, chatting on facebook AND watching the game..... In addition to remembering the bison hitting the pole, I had my own pole "run in" at NDSU. Fortunaely, I lived to tell about it. A young man from the Farm House fraternity was bringing me home after a dance and I decided to get out of the car fast and skip the kiss part of the date. In my anxiousness to get out of the car I did not see the stop sign he had parked by and I ran "full boar" into the stop sign and landed flat on my back. Then to my horror realized my glasses had flown off my face directly under his car. Let's say he wasn't feeling charitable to move the car, so I had to do a belly crawl to retrieve my glasses. I then jumped up, brushed myself off, and limped to the door of my dorm.
Why do I share this story? I am just finishing up performance reviews and I believe everyone this past year ran into their own pole of sorts - things did not go as planned, there might have been some humbling experiences - but you picked yourself up, dusted yourself off, and carried on. Good for you.
Parents Forever YouTube video is a hit!
Check it out - how could you use or promote this promotional piece in your work?
Thursday, May 1, 2014
8:00am -3:00pm
Saint Paul RiverCentre | 175 West Kellogg Blvd |Saint Paul, MN 55102
Hope you can attend! 2014 marks the 50th
anniversary of President Johnson’s State of the Union address calling on
the nation to launch an “unconditional war on poverty.” This address
signaled a renewed national commitment to
fighting poverty through targeted policy resulting in programs like
Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, Pell Grants, expansions to Social
Security and nutrition assistance. It’s critical that we use this
anniversary to push back on false claims and narratives,
and put forward a proactive vision about how to end poverty.
Who Should Attend?
Minnesotans will
gather for a one-day event to learn about the history of the War on
Poverty, rededicate efforts, and commit to current anti-poverty
movements happening in Minnesota and across the country.
Breakout sessions on disparities in poverty will be organized around
race/ethnicity, age (youth and seniors), place (rural, urban, and
suburban), gender and veteran status.
Planning Committee:
Minnesota Community
Action Partnership, AARP, A Minnesota Without Poverty, Children’s
Defense Fund, Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington
Counties, Greater Twin Cities United Way, Hunger Solutions
Minnesota, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Minnesota Department
of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Coalition for the
Homeless, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and
Homeless and University of Minnesota Extension
For more information:
http://minncap.org/MNPoverty14.html
Have a great weekend. I am headed to the Lil' Mermaid at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, the Arboretum Pancake Breakfast, and constantly checking my NCAA brackets.... while looking to make sure I do not run into any poles. Here are the NDSU Cinderella Shoes I will be wearing this weekend!!
Best, Trish
I had the honor of driving in Southwestern Minnesota this week. While I surveyed the vast prairies, that allows one to truly appreciate sunrises and sunsets in all their glory,.... I had a wonderful traveling companion, Desmond Tutu. His laughter is absolutely infectious!
